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[Regnum] The success of the planned US ground operation in Iran is unlikely, retired Major General Randy Manner stated on March 29.
"It's absolutely absurd to think that a small number of paratroopers, who are very poorly armed, and Marines could do anything," Manner said on CNN.
According to him, a brigade landing among tens of thousands of armed troops would not be able to survive. Washington completely ignores the numerical superiority of the Iranian army, the former general added.
On February 28, Israel and the United States launched military operations against Iran. Tehran responded with missile and drone strikes against Israeli and American targets in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump suggested that the airstrikes could be followed by a ground operation.
On March 28, US Central Command announced that more than 3,000 American troops had arrived in the Middle East on the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli. The US also deployed transport and strike fighter aircraft, airborne assault aircraft, and tactical assets to the region.
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